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Sorry to hear the Pumpkin is on the fritz! You have never baby'd it though and certainly know how to drive it! It is a 1965 2dr with AC (pretty rusty). She was parked in 1976. Working on a motor swap that would be fun to document - thus the motivation behind making a new thread.

Thanks Rick! I am working on a Pontiac Bonneville as well and will probably start a thread for that. Is there a 2024 Moab trip planned this year? Good to hear from you!

She is still kicking - has 3.89 rear gears w/ posi - T5 trans - discs off a fox body mustang - still rocking the FE 390 & Explorer rims on the back

This is the tow rig I originally built to tow my 1993 Explorer to Moab

Yes sir! Just finished my senior year of college which certainly took up a bunch of my time. I'm glad I made it clear that this thread will be randomly resurrected years later, with all sorts of back pedaling to fill in gaps. Have yet to finish the chassis - blew up the trans last year and...

The Junker

Super clean first gen! Love the lower trim blackout - I need to try that... looking forward to seeing more progress and adventure shots!

Paul, Sorry to hear about the BIII - it is a ride that I consistently tell friends about when Explorers work their way into a conversation. Glad I got to see it wheel down in moab, but also looking forward to following a build thread like the good old days! Good luck with the new rig -...

So.... I am back at the drawing board - but in a good way. I was planning on running a two piece driveline that would mount to the top of the crossmember. Well, it turns out the U-joint that would be mounted after the hard mount won't have a prayer of hitting the angles that the rest of the...

Thanks Rick & Mr. Alligator! It should be a fun time :chug: So did just a little more this evening - wanted to tack on the lower link mounts & start to get a feel for how long I need to cut my links down to. As you can see, the main cross-member is also just tack welded in - nothing...

Looks like a great find man! Clean and cool color combo to boot! Looking forward to seeing this thing evolve :popcorn:

So... in keeping consistent with the rest of this thread - I will do the following: A. Randomly resurrect this thread years later. B. Restart part way into some idea that worked its way out of my brain and into reality. C. At some point in the future I will back pedal and fill in the gap and...

Thanks guys!!! Glad I can share it with yall! I need to resize the other shots so I can share them here, I will update this post when I resize them :)

I still need to finish up the lightbar thread - though, it will always be a work in progress like the rest of the car. I did just get back from a totally crazy epic weekend down south in the Junker. No words to describe the trip, so much fun!!!

If my Exploder isn't up to par I may just drive my Galaxie which would put me on lighter trails (Chicken Corner - Shafer - Onion Creek, etc..)

So... We had some warm weather today (32-35) and sunshine so I finally made the push to get this thing resting under its own weight. I ended up welding tabs onto the whole thing in 4 places that I will drill and bolt to the roof. The tabs are 3/16" thick and I still need to drill for the 1/2"...

Well I had a reasonably productive afternoon today! I started by getting the rear hoop bent and cut to size, then hoisted it into position and measured, measured, and re-measured where I had it placed before I started tack welding: Upon getting it tacked, I re-measured and felt very...

Thanks MrQ!! Hopefully this thing will live up to all the hype :laugh:.... Anyhow, I was able to get the middle bars cut to length and tack welded in. I need to finish the welds and then bend the rear hoop for the top of the light buckets to mount to. And then figure out a way to bolt all...

So due to funds (and paying for another semester of school) I have had to curb my ambitions to fit my current budget (both money-wise and time-wise). One of the ambitions I've had on the back burner was building some off-road headlights. I've always wanted to put the big KC Daylighter's on the...

Well.... got the bracket printed. There are a few dimensional things I need to correct, and I need to drill out the 3/4" bolt hole a bit more, but I think the general concept is going to work. I think I'm going to spend some time trying to trim a little wasted space off the bracket footprint...

Summer classes begin May 13th for me, however, I will keep a keen eye on this thread and see if things work out for the best :)

And today's task is drawing up some sketches to mount this thing on here.... EDIT: Here is what I came up with: My game plan is to 3-D print this for mocking up sake, make any needed adjustments or tweaks so everything clears, then machine the plates, bolt them together, and finally...

So at some point this summer I noticed a pretty bad vibration at speed. I took the tires off to get them balanced and ta-da, I had rusted out brake drums. Snagged some from Napa and dropped them on in place of the old ones: And due to a crappy alignment and general neglect, I wore...

So, let me kick this back off with a few additions that have made life much better for the Junker. First and foremost going back to August of 2016, I had ordered and installed some sweet aftermarket fans! They move something stupid - like 2750 CFM. It keeps her cool unless it gets above 95...

Thanks for the heads up guys!! I didn't know I could host the photos right here on the site, that is definitely the no-brainer solution to my problem. This forum rocks!

Hey guys, been way way way too long! Just a heads up that the car still runs, drove it to California and back this past September, been out a time or two in the mud (almost got stuck but the swampers dug me out :) ) However, before I try to bring my tow rig thread back from the dead, does...

Back before all the lifted adventures....

Well, finally above 40 degrees here. Plan on getting everyone caught up and get the build rolling again here in the next few weeks!

Haha! Well, only burned a quart and a half of oil, but other than that, absolutely great! I need to bring everyone up to date with where Maxy Max is at. At the moment, I plan on throwing a new set of heads on it in 2 weeks (fix the oil burning problem). No other problems to report!

Right on, I know the sports are great at wheeling with the short wheel base, very jealous! (dead links)

Finally got out and did a little Baja driving in the desert, it was a blast!

Yeah, we mostly keep in touch on the Utah Explorers facebook page, and do build threads here on EF. I don't know if you have a facebook or not, but if you do, message me your name so we can approve you when you submit a join request. We are open to pretty much everyone, but our main focus is...

Hey Shucker, it is actually a 68 Galaxie. I'll get a new thread started somewhere in the basement of the forum in the next couple days and post the link here.

Would be fun to do a Mustang, however, I've had this one rotting away in the garage for over 3 years now! It's current state: Feels good to finally be working on it again!

Hey Shucker, I did have the heads done, however, the place I took them to does shotty inspection work as I've come to find out. What they did do, valve seats and decking, they did a fantastic job of, but they dropped the ball inspecting the guides. It is very frustrating knowing I've got...

Hey guys! Sorry for not updating this as religiously as I had been! I've got her running ok, still burns a little oil. I've narrowed it down to being valve guides on the driverside head. I picked up a pair off of the local listings for $125 and they need some machine work. I'm planning on...

No I did not!!!! Thank you for the link FR-425! Got the S.O.B. running pretty good, however, think I'm stull sucking coolant out of a water jacket. Did a few upgrades to help it stay cool. May be getting a hold of an aluminum intake, we'll see what happens :D

Rock on! Looking forward to seeing them Russell!

Moab 2017, same time next year?

Holy Hell!!! Caleb had a heck of a wheel hanger there!!! Great pic Matt :D